Louis Lequin
Tasted in Santenay with Antoine Lequin, 17 March 2021 Domaine Louis Lequin et Fils 2 rue du Pasquier de Pont 21590 Santenay Tel: +33 3 80 20 63 82 www.louis-lequin.com Here’s a 7-hectare domaine that I’ve been aware of for a long time… Read More
latour 05 meursault-blagny 1er château blagny
2005 Louis Latour Meursault-Blagny 1er Château de Blagny Medium-pale yellow. The nose is wide and dense, with deep with a concentrated core of chunky pineapple – you have to wait for quite some time before higher-toned, more floral aspects, eventually peek through. Fresh and ebullient on… Read More
1999 Romanée St.Vivant
18x 1999 Romanée St.Vivant … Why? It’s a fair question: How on earth did I end up with 18 different examples of 1999 Romanée St.Vivant(?) Well, around the time of the release of DRC’s 1999s, I decided I’d like to drink a 1999 Romanée-Conti for my 50th birthday. At the… Read More
The return of the Mark – Vosne 2024 – part 2
Domaine Michel Gros Vendange 2024 – Day 1, Saturday 21st Sept After travelling, arrival day and evening socials/dinner, this was ‘it’, day one for this vintage which, maybe more than usual, has had one wondering what might be in store given the much-trailed 2024 weather issues and effects to this… Read More
2024 Edition: Grands Maisons, Grands Crus – Vintage 2020
Tasted in the cellar of Château Philippe le Hardi – the newly named Château de Santenay, 21 March 2024. Well, where else will you find 36 different grand crus to taste in one sitting? I’d always considered this to be a ‘don’t miss’ tasting. Despite that, I chose not to… Read More
Vincent Paindavoine – 2022
Tasted with Vincent in Vosne-Romanée 08 December 2023. Domaine Vincent Paindavoine Rue des Grands Crus 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 61 12 43 Vincent’s Instagram www.vincentpaindavoine.com I’m indebted to Christophe Deola of Louis Latour fame, who gave me… Read More
2021 Red Burgundy Part 1 – The Côte de Beaune
2021 Red Burgundy Part 1: (Here) The Côte de Beaune – November 2022 2021 Red Burgundy Part 2: The Côte de Nuits – December 2022 2021 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2022 Clos des Cortons – Faiveley – 6 weeks after… Read More
The 162nd Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction
Last Sunday, the sale of the 162nd edition of the Hospices de Beaune wine auction – the oldest charity wine auction – delivered a total of €31 million including all the auction fees. The last two years’ sales, which were affected by covid-restrictions and covid-postponements, were but a memory… Read More
Le Corton of Bouchard Père – A Vineyard Profile
Le Corton, visited with Fred Weber, Summer 2022… High on the hill of Corton, facing directly to the east and highly visible from the Route Nationale sits the area of Le Corton. This area of vines has long been easy to point out because of the large… Read More